Rodney Yoder rebuts claims made in column

To the editor:

In reply to Scott Moyers' Monday-morning quarterbacking of my lawyer's defense of me: In 20 some years of defending and prosecuting legal proceedings, I've never seen a better effort by any lawyer. Randy Kretchmar was forced to trial with short notice and without adequate preparation time. Then a blizzard arrived during the trial.

Contrary to Moyers' suggestion, I will not engage in deceit and pretend to believe in my captors' pseudo-religion. Shucking and jiving my captors was, incidentally, expressly denied to me as an option.

Moyers' characterization of my demeanor and testimony, while colorful and supportive of his forgone conclusions, isn't supported by the record.

C. RODNEY YODER

Chester Mental Health Center

Chester, Ill.